DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt Lyrics






From listening to records, I just knew what to do
I mainly taught myself
And you know, I did pretty well
Except there were a few mistakes
But I, uh...
I had just recently cleared up, you know, I mean...

I'd like to just continue to be able to...
express myself, as best as I can with this instrument
I feel like I have a lot of work to do. Still, ya know
I'm a student, of the drums
And I'm also a teacher of the drums too
hehe...

What makes Cancer tenacious?
The moon rules the fluids
Including the inner juices of human beings
That which assimilates and feeds the body
So the crab feeds his astral brain
Assimilating and distributing all he receives
Slowly, until it becomes a part of him

I can fly through the strangest land
Black satin starry eyes, brown smiling face...

And I would like to be able to continue to...
Let what is inside of me
Which is, which comes from all the music that I hear
You know, I would like for that to come out
It's not like, it's not really me that's coming
The music's coming through me

The music's coming through me





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  1. L.... S....

    Vechtershart brought me here (documentary about a young badr hari)

  2. O.... ....

    *RIP Splinter Cell Conviction*

  3. B.... H....

    Psycho wala ng.gamot!!!!!!

  4. M.... L....

    14 years old and still sounds like the future. 96 till Infinity with this album

  5. C.... S....

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  6. R.... ....

    "DJ Shadow, Imma let you finish, but WAR by Snowgoons is one of the best album openers of all time!"

  7. O.... ....

    voidim enter the void

  8. A.... N....

    A master class in electronic music production, and one of the first trip hop songs I remember appreciating

  9. m.... &....

    my youth

  10. A.... H....

    Who here was brought here originally because of Foxtel's Air Active channels?

  11. C.... V....

    It's still flowin through me

  12. B.... ....

    Always a student to something

  13. S.... ....

    🖤💜🖤

  14. r.... s....

    sam fisher 4ever

  15. T.... F....

    Donald Marshall loves Amber Stone forever and always

  16. i.... _....

    This album is so good, I’d rather get a physical copy then just the digital download.

  17. A.... C....

    What is the best reason I've heard in a long time

  18. r.... ....

    and the best song title ever, it's like a little verse

  19. J.... R....

    "When I first came down into the tunnel, it looked dangerous, man. It was lookin' real dangerous, 'cause even in the daytime it was dark. And like, I was scared. I said, 'Somewhere down the line, it cant be as bad as it is up top.' Because out in the street, you had kids fuckin' with you. You had the police fuckin' with you. I mean, anybody can walk by you while you're sleeping on a bench and bust you in the head. At least down in the tunnel you ain't gotta worry about that. 'Cause ain't nobody in their right mind gonna come down there. So you ain't got to worry about nobody comin' down there messin' with you. 'Cause they're not. They gonna be to scared to come in there. But to me, once you get past your fears, the first or second night-See, after that, man, you adjust. You'd be surprised what the human mind and the human body can adjust to."

  20. J.... P....

    Voidim ?

  21. N.... 2....

    Simply one of the best remember this getting played on cnx for the gundam wing promos real hip hop real trip hop its a dying breed.

  22. I.... ....

    I made this my ringtone and now if I listen to this I get jumpy

  23. S.... R....

    ✌️🛌

  24. S.... R....

    9.32pm.

  25. K.... ....

    Most underrated beat ever it doesn’t even need a rapper to tell everybody the creativity and the story this song produces. It’s truly a peace of art and one of the inspirations I had to become a music producer

  26. I.... Y....

    Anyone else here because of Stabby Stabby’s old video?

  27. A.... 4....

    This is truly an epic, amazing and wonderful tune.

  28. l.... ....

    I was a DJ in this era. DJ Shadow was in my crate. I used listen to this album on repeat, it is definitely one of the greatest pieces of music ever made brings back many introspective moments. It is the standard for instrumental hip hop in every age

  29. R.... M....

    CLASSIC ALBUM.

  30. i.... d....

    NEVER FORGET THE CLASSICS..................................

  31. b.... ....

    It's 2029 and this still bangs

  32. B.... B....

    I listened in tom clancy's splinter cell conviction and in Person Of İnterest

  33. D.... ....

    Insider stuff this.

  34. F.... ....

    Lonely late night graffiti sessions. This playing in my head all the time.
    Boy, where did all those years go?

  35. i.... ....

    Nakeyjakey brought me here

  36. S.... D....

    That album got me through the toughest time in my life - diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in my 2nd year of college & a year after surgery for a cyst on my brain stem

  37. D.... E....

    Words confine me and remind me,to remember to refine the timing.

  38. G.... N....

    Oh thanks - have I ever liked you so much?!

  39. n.... ....

    2019 this shit still jumpin!!!! I'm a student and a teacher!!! Fire

  40. T.... W....

    What city is this 0:12 ?

  41. I.... M....

    2:55 ♡

  42. j.... h....

    Still feels fresh and relevant

  43. M.... J....

    Dj Shadow. Men who destroid my earler live Forever. Thank You Mr Shadow.

  44. B.... ....

    I do believe that this is the first album in history that is just ALL SAMPLES !

  45. S.... S....

    I don’t know what I’m feeling but—((I think I like it)). It reminds me of something I can’t put my finger on.

  46. D.... B....

    My taste in music brought me here

  47. A.... A....

    Blessed ...

  48. M.... ....

    I'm here cause Armie Hammer!!!

  49. m.... w....

    Thanks Armie Hammer!!

  50. L.... S....

    Sam Fisher

  51. N.... F....

    Splinter Cell: Conviction

  52. s.... f....

    I remember back then how we always sad with my friends when we where like 15 years old ,that our last wish when we die is that this song or “midnight “ should be played on our funeral ...that’s just so beautiful

  53. T.... ....

    Jesus, that's just magic.....holy shit, magic.


    Ok,I found some
    Zopiclone instead,yeah baby.

  54. r.... ....

    Thanks again Scaruffi

  55. M.... Q....

    Ive been playing very old Half-Life mod named Poke646 many years ago where i heard this tune. I can say that this music is as brilliant as the mod was for me

  56. s.... ....

    This track is such a classic.

  57. T.... B....

    DJ Shadow was so dope live! Nigga got a music library is his head. Word!

  58. d.... w....

    Im here because this is one of the dopest albums ever. The flow, the percussion, all of it. Been listening to it since it dropped in the 90's

  59. J.... G....

    #CHEVY.

  60. J.... G....

    #CHEVY.

  61. I.... D....

    Dj shadow is always and forever will be the first and best dj ever in the music industry

  62. L.... g....

    Splinter cell conviction brought me here

  63. u.... ....

    *MARTH* *DAIR*

  64. S.... G....

    my past brought me here.. but still, what i find is the music of the future

  65. S.... S....

    Jabbawockeez

  66. 0.... ....

    2019 still at it. Never gets old <3

  67. s.... ....

    ROSEANNE

  68. B.... W....

    Lou the human anyone?

  69. V.... M....

    Es la primera vez que escucho esto,... Y francamente es oscuro, delirante y fascinante...

  70. A.... P....

    Big Alonzo Quinn energy.

  71. A.... A....

    One of the best beats I've heard in my life.

  72. s.... ....

    I'm a student of the drums, but I'm also a teacher of the drums too <<<<<<<<<<<<

  73. D.... L....

    Perfection.

  74. P.... G....

    Timeless.

  75. R.... T....

    An ABSOLUTE killer track!
    Where is the voice sample clip from? At the beginning and at the end of the track?
    can anyone tell me please?

    R.... T....

    https://youtu.be/TLlpvenrUTU George Marsh on Drums: Interviewed by Terry McGovern MIN 6:39

  76. I.... E....

    Total genius

  77. T.... D....

    The build up to the drums at 0:51 is amazing.

  78. h.... a....

    I listened this song in some jabbawockeez routine

  79. S.... I....

    Pssh, all you noobs... I bought this album in 1996, when virgin mega stores were still around. Hell... HMV was still competition at that point. You and your Splinter Cell... I stopped playing Splinter Cell after Chaos Theory.

  80. A.... H....

    Listening to this takes me to a happy place.

  81. s.... ....

    is that Tom Donlinger in the beginning?

  82. R.... W....

    What makes cancer tenacious?

  83. T.... ....

    Poke646 anyone?

  84. Y.... ....

    the moon rules the fluids, including the inner juices of human beings

  85. B.... T....

    I wish music was still like this

  86. J.... R....

    Here bcoz of jabbawockeez halftime dance at la lakers

  87. C.... ....

    0:51 THE MURDER HAS TAKEN PLACE.
    Mossad Assassination Brought me here.

  88. J.... ....

    One of the best songs and albums ever. The amount of work, love and care that went into the production is astounding.

  89. A.... G....

    I came here because I was playing Oblivion and my phone "recognised" this song being played from the sound of rats hitting me as I was leveling my heavy armor skill. Glad it did.

    A.... G....

    old but thats the hands down best path anyones taken to get here lol

  90. A.... M....

    I was 16 when this came out, love it just as much now as I did then, takes me back.

    A.... M....

    damn you old as shit!

  91. K.... D....

    That lady aaaa aaa is from “KRS ONE DISASTERS KIT”

  92. 4.... K....

    C.S.I.?

  93. B.... ....

    диджей диджея не обидет

  94. P.... ....

    Do you know where to find the version of this dance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GygWGLIRbGg

  95. C.... E....

    Big brother number 2 skate vid. Osiris ad in it

  96. D.... S....

    Hotness!